Thanks for the review ! I just bought the Ohana slimline in the tenor size (TKS-22E). I wanted a electric/acoustic with a passive pickup to keep the uke light-weight. So far I love it !! Also the price was a lot better than the Kala travel uke. I look forward to an update on the Ohana once you've played it for a while. 🎶🎵🎶
Those 2032 batteries are used in most electronic tuners. In fact, of the many clip-on tuners I have used, all took 2032. Another consideration is that the side control on the pre-amp includes a tuner. So yeah. It would be bad to have a battery fail during a gig. For those who are not concerned about that the pre-amp means it will work with more amps, and may give you a louder sound in some amps. There are pros and cons to both active and passive pickups. I love the quickly rechargeable preamped pickup on the Misi Trio. It uses a capacitor rather than a battery. It only takes 60 seconds to charge the capicator, which is good for hours of play!
Yeah most of the bigger ukes with preamps come with a handy tuner as well, unfortunately the travel ukes don't (probably to shave those few millimetres off the width of the body). Perhaps not having to power a tuner & screen might possibly mean that the battery life lasts a bit longer? I sometimes park my ukes in their cases too long for me to leave the batteries in them so I always try to have them out with a spare anyway. Been meaning to do an update to this video as I've swapped some gear around & now own an Enya Nova U which is charged by USB & Comes in with built in effects like echo & delay & chorus! Watch this space... eventually. =P
I just sold the Kala to buy another Kala concert travel uke in spruce & spalted maple with a cutaway & it doesn't have a pickup too... There is a part of me that wants to install a pickup on it (even though I know I don't really need it & most likely won't use it anyway as I have a few others I could use if I had to...), but I prefer the aesthetic that the spalted maple & cutaway adds to the look & feel of the instrument. I just couldn't bear to completely do away with the beautiful tone & finish of the beautifully crafted Kala travel uke! =P
Thanks Denise, I've been meaning to make a third instalment video after a few changes to my travel uke collection to include the Enya carbon fibre Nova U with built in effects! Procrastination is not my friend though... =P
Thanks for your feedback Lisa! I'm not Elvis, & will never ever try to sing like Elvis, because it would never compare. I personally prefer covers to take on a different spin to the original piece, to take some ownership and variation of the song being paid homage to, otherwise it's just a bad copy rather than a fresh perspective. Anyway, this video wasn't about doing a cover, just a comparison for anyone who might be stuck on choice between different travel ukes. ;)
@@JonMadd I rather liked your singing! And the review, as well. Very helpful. I am looking at a couple of "deals" right now, a used Ohana and a new Kala, but in the exotic mahogany rather than the spruce. Tough decision.
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what a brilliant review still can't make my mind up on which one to buy you made them both sound so good, looking forward to your next reveiw
Thanks for the review ! I just bought the Ohana slimline in the tenor size (TKS-22E). I wanted a electric/acoustic with a passive pickup to keep the uke light-weight. So far I love it !! Also the price was a lot better than the Kala travel uke. I look forward to an update on the Ohana once you've played it for a while. 🎶🎵🎶
Those 2032 batteries are used in most electronic tuners. In fact, of the many clip-on tuners I have used, all took 2032. Another consideration is that the side control on the pre-amp includes a tuner.
So yeah. It would be bad to have a battery fail during a gig. For those who are not concerned about that the pre-amp means it will work with more amps, and may give you a louder sound in some amps.
There are pros and cons to both active and passive pickups.
I love the quickly rechargeable preamped pickup on the Misi
Trio. It uses a capacitor rather than a battery. It only takes 60 seconds to charge the capicator, which is good for hours of play!
Yeah most of the bigger ukes with preamps come with a handy tuner as well, unfortunately the travel ukes don't (probably to shave those few millimetres off the width of the body). Perhaps not having to power a tuner & screen might possibly mean that the battery life lasts a bit longer? I sometimes park my ukes in their cases too long for me to leave the batteries in them so I always try to have them out with a spare anyway.
Been meaning to do an update to this video as I've swapped some gear around & now own an Enya Nova U which is charged by USB & Comes in with built in effects like echo & delay & chorus! Watch this space... eventually. =P
I have the same Kala travel uke but without the pickup so this comparison was very interesting.
I just sold the Kala to buy another Kala concert travel uke in spruce & spalted maple with a cutaway & it doesn't have a pickup too... There is a part of me that wants to install a pickup on it (even though I know I don't really need it & most likely won't use it anyway as I have a few others I could use if I had to...), but I prefer the aesthetic that the spalted maple & cutaway adds to the look & feel of the instrument. I just couldn't bear to completely do away with the beautiful tone & finish of the beautifully crafted Kala travel uke! =P
Great insights Jon...Well Done
good review thanks
Thanks Denise, I've been meaning to make a third instalment video after a few changes to my travel uke collection to include the Enya carbon fibre Nova U with built in effects! Procrastination is not my friend though... =P
This guy's fantastic! YEAH BABY!
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Thanks but it would be good if you didn’t force your voice in singing that song - it’s a gentle tender song the way Elvis sings it.
Thanks for your feedback Lisa! I'm not Elvis, & will never ever try to sing like Elvis, because it would never compare. I personally prefer covers to take on a different spin to the original piece, to take some ownership and variation of the song being paid homage to, otherwise it's just a bad copy rather than a fresh perspective. Anyway, this video wasn't about doing a cover, just a comparison for anyone who might be stuck on choice between different travel ukes. ;)
@@JonMadd I rather liked your singing! And the review, as well. Very helpful. I am looking at a couple of "deals" right now, a used Ohana and a new Kala, but in the exotic mahogany rather than the spruce. Tough decision.